I'll start with an amp that has only been used once so far for the new record. It's the Fender Bronco - a small little practice amp that I picked up in the late 1990's as an alternative to using the Roland JC-120 which, while a great amp, it's a pain in the ass to mic in the studio. The Bronco is capable of a decent gritty sound -- think Buddy Guy, but sort of falls off in either a heavy sound -- gets too buzzy and it's not all that handsome at being warm & clean either. I used it, with nice results, on a cover of "House of the Rising Sun" that I did with a solo artist years ago but beyond that, I nevertheless returned to lugging the JC-120 to set up to mic in the iso booth. Does wonders for the back.
In any case, I used the Bronco on this album to re-amp the Les Paul guitar part on "Stumbling," which were recorded through the Rolls mic pre. But after that I used the Line 6 tube amp for everything else. I'll get into the Line 6 next time and explain why the Line 6 is one of my favorite pieces of music gear EVER.
Here are a few views of the Bronco:
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